Combined tape and thread holder.



A. MASLEH.

COMBINED TAPE AND THREAD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. 1913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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ABRAHAM MASLER, OF NEW YORK, N.

COMBINED TAPE AND THREAD HOLDER.

Application filed February 6, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM MASLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tape and Thread Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding a plurality of spools of thread and reels of tape for sewing machines and machines of like character in connection with which these materials are used, and its objects are, among others, to provide a device of this character of simple, strong and compact construction, provided with adjustments for various positions of use and means for mounting it in a convenient place, and also means for locking the same in such a manner that the said material cannot be accidentally or surreptitiously removed; to further provide an adjustable tension to pre vent over rotation of the tape reels, and to make the parts detachable from one another so that they can be easily stored or transported.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a combined thread and tape holding device, embodying the improvements. Fig, 2 is a plan of the same with some of the parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of one end of the tape holder taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 4 is a detail of one of the slides of the tape reels.

The standard A is provided with a flat base A by which it may be fixed to the table X. Its upper part A is tubular, and adapted to receive the rod B, which may be moved up and down or rotated therein for adjustment and held in any desired position by means of the set-screw A The standard is also provided with a bracket A to which is pivotally secured at one end a jointed bracket C having a stud 0r pin 0 at its opposite end to receive the apertured flange D of the tape reel holder.

The frame of the spool holder is fixed to the rod B by means of the collar E, keyed or otherwise secured thereto, and another collar E fixed near the upper end of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Serial No. 746,455.

rod or post supports the removable cover F of said frame, which cover is provided with a sleeve F adapted to receive the upper end of the post B and is provided with a recess F opposite the hole B in the said post, so that the bow or shackle of a padlock, or some other fastening means, may be passed therethrough to hold and securely fasten the said cover to the upper end of the post and in its proper position with respect to the spool frame. This arrangement provides a simple and secure means of looking the spools in their frame and prevent ing the theft of thread by factory employees and others, which is not an uncommon occurrence.

The bottom plate F of the spool holding frame is fixed to the collar E and has a suitable number of spool posts F adapted to receive spools of thread or the like. The distance between the top of the spool post and the top plate or cover F is not suiiicient to permit the removal of a spool, and it is therefore necessary to remove or rotate the top plate in order to remove the spools. Posts F at the ends of the plate F provide an additional support for the plate F, and prevent it being rotated on the post B until it has been raised to a point where the openings at its ends for receiving the posts F are above the said posts.

Above each spool is an aperture F in the plate F through which the thread from the spool may be passed, and small eyes F in the bars F are provided to act as thread guides. The diameter of the openings F G is approximately the distance subtended by an angle formed by lines drawn from the periphery of a full spool of thread to the eye F at the distance of the opening from said eye, so that the thread is permitted to gjrate in the opening and is to a certain extent guided thereby.

The reel for binding tape and similar material is so arranged with respect to the thread holding device and so mounted that it may be placed in any desired position for use in connection with the thread or turned around so as to be out of the way of the operator when not in use. It consists of a series of plates Gwhich may be of any desired numbersecured together by means of rods G running therethrough at the top and bottom on one edge and at the bottom on the other edge, and has secured to the upper portion of the end plates a bridge H mount gravity upon 'the' periphery of the spools of tape. The sliding plates J are held in position laterally by separating plates L, pro-,

vided with inwardly beveled vertical edges adapted to hold the plates K against movement by reason of the outwardly inclined side edges of said plates with the inwardly inclined edges of the plates L. The upper edges of these slides J are turned over to provide a thumb hold J and also a stop which will prevent them from falling below the bridge, even if the thumb-screw is removed, and their lower edges are provided with teeth J which bear against the roll of tape and act as a tension. The slides may also be used to secure the said rolls against rotation by pressing the lower end against the material and then securing it in that position by means of the thumb-screw.

Each tape roll R is mounted on a'slide M provided with outwardly inclined, edges adapted to work between the inwardly inclined edges of the guides N on one side of the plates G, and a portion M at one end of the slide turned at right angles thereto spans the space between two adjacent plates and also affords a purchase for the fingers in inserting or removing the'slide. The roller M which isreceived by the spool on which the tape is wound rotates on a pin M projecting laterally from the slide M. By means of this provision any one of the rolls of tape may be removed and replaced without disturbing the others, and each roll is securely held in its proper position without regard to the movement or condition of the others.

In order to receive the hasp O of the tape locking device, each plate is provided with a notch or recess G and the notches are alined parallel with the said hasp. A

shackle O is pivotally secured to the free end of the hasp O, and passes through the opening in the bracket P, so that a padlock or other fastening device may be passed through the opening in its lower end to securely lock the hasp and consequently lock the rolls of tape in the holder. The opposite end of the hasp O is hingedly secured to the outer plate G at 0 What I claim is:

1. A device for holding thread, tape or the like comprising a slide, a frame, means for slidably supporting said slide in the frame and permitting it to be inserted in and withdrawn from the frame, a member mounted upon said slide adapted to receive and hold in position said material, and a device for holding and retarding the movement of said material mounted on said frame.

2. A device for holding thread, tape or the like comprising a slide, a frame, means for slidably supporting said slide in the frame and permitting it to be inserted in and withdrawn from the frame, a member mounted upon said slide adapted to receive and hold in position said material, and a de vice for holding and retarding the movement of said material mounted on said frame, comprising a slotted plate, a support and a movable member extending through the slot of said plate and means for causing said member to press against the plate and hold it in different positions thereon.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of slides adapted to carry thread, tape or the like, a frame in which the said slides are mounted to have independent movement, and a locking bar secured to said frame and adapted to be interposed in the path of the said slides and means for securing the same in that position.

Witness my hand this first day of F ebruary 1913, at the city of New York, in the county and State of New York.

ABRAHAM MASLER.

Witnesses:

S. J. Cox, MARY H. LEWIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

